A joint initiative of Greenberg Traurig‘s Tel Aviv and Tokyo offices, together with the Israel Japan Friendship Society & Chamber of Commerce, we were pleased to spearhead the webinar “Transformation of the Mobility Industry – Current Problems and Future Solutions” which took place November 17, 2020. A recording of the live event is available [here]. The event brought together a group of experts in their respective industries to take part in a…

Robert (Bob) L. Grossman, Chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Israel Practice and senior M&A and financing attorney at the firm’s Miami office will be moderating a session as part of the Florida-Israel Agriculture Innovation Summit. The summit, hosted by the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), will take place November 16-19, 2020. The session moderated by Bob will include presentations by Israeli robotics/drones/AI companies, and will take…

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout the United States, some jurisdictions are implementing work place safety rules as a means of trying to curb the spread of the virus. Israel-based companies are welcome to reach out to GT Tel Aviv Labor & Employment Shareholder Meira Ferziger for more information on work place safety rules. The article below was prepared by GT’s New Jersey office and addresses new safety rules required in the State…

As many employees throughout the United States continue to work remotely from home, Israeli companies should be aware of certain obligations they may have with respect to covering the home office and other remote working expenses of their United States employees. For more information regarding these obligations, please reach out to GT Tel Aviv Labor & Employment Shareholder Meira Ferziger. The article below was prepared by GT California attorneys and addresses requirements for the…

Please join us for the upcoming webinar “Transformation of the Mobility Industry – Current Problems and Future Solutions”, to take place on Tuesday, November 17th, 10:00 AM (IST) / 5:00 PM (JST). The webinar is a joint initiative of GT‘s Tel Aviv and Tokyo offices together with The Israel Japan Friendship Society & Chamber of Commerce. The discussion will focus on opportunities for collaboration between Japanese and Israeli companies who are working on today’s…

New York State’s Travel Advisory quarantine list/state metrics are being retired; instead, New York is transitioning into a new travel testing policy.  States contiguous with New York are exempt from quarantine protocol. Effective November 4th, out-of-state travelers will be allowed to “test out” of the COVID-19 14-day quarantine. The New Regulations under the new testing guidelines For Travelers who were in another state for more than 24 hours: Travelers must get tested three days before…

Congratulations to our clients SimilarWeb and Melio Payments on completing highly successful financing rounds. SimilarWeb, an Israeli digital market intelligence company is reported to be routing the $120 million investment towards accelerating the company’s growth plans, expanding brand awareness, and supporting expansion of its business through M&A activities. Melio Payments, which provides digital payment tools for small businesses, has raised a total of $144 million in financing to date (read more).  Tel …